bludge

chiefly Australian & New Zealand

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludge
Verb
  • Schwarzenegger made a pilgrimage to Washington to cadge more money from the government, but came home empty-handed.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
  • Ansa works in a Helsinki supermarket, collecting expired food and cadging the odd casserole for her dinner.
    Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
Verb
  • Parasites was the name given to those who arrived late to the party and mooched off the remains.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • Rachel Morin's 'bum' killer mooched off locals before murdering mom of five, lawyer says.
    FOXNews.com, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Comments begged Kennedy to explain what caused her relationship to end.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • That begs the question of whether the Rockets need to upgrade at point guard, given their championship expectations.
    Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The great thing is, there will be many people praying for her.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The best strategy is still to hope and pray.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In ancient Greece, sponge diving was listed as an Olympic event.
    Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Add a small bit of warm water, and use a nylon brush or sponge to clean the pan, inside and out.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • His tío was a babalao (a Santería priest) who could conjure a spirit known as an orixá that could then take the form of its targets’ ancestors.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Train announced the tour with a funny 90-second video featuring George Lopez in which Monahan has his tarot cards read by the wig-wearing veteran comedian, who conjures all the details of the outing in his crystal ball.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • City council candidate Adrian Austin had his own megaphone and implored those in the parking lot for their vote.
    Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • With the issue resolved, Casparis implored those who hadn’t voted yet in the special election to do so.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • That didn’t mollify Pleasant View neighbors, like Nancy Pate, who attended that August meeting and beseeched the commissioners not to sign off on housing at the Glo Park site.
    John Aguilar, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
  • One of its products, a stablecoin, owes its value to Binance, whose co-founder Changpeng Zhao is beseeching Trump to pardon him after a money laundering conviction.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Bludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludge. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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